1Paul Gallen

Gal has called out SBW on several occasions and some bookies already have markets open. Gallen has four fights and four wins under his belt, including a four round unanimous decision victory over Warriors forward Bodene Thompson and a quick-fire first round TKO of former NRL player Anthony Watts.

That doesn’t impress the oddsmakers though, with one agency having the NSW Origin captain at $3.75 to SBW’s $1.25.

3Joseph Parker

The Kiwi superstar heavyweight is on to bigger and better things, with his promo team laying the groundwork for a showdown with up and coming British slugger Anthony Joshua. But a bout with SBW would doubtless be the biggest money-spinner in NZ boxing history.

4Hemi Ahio

He’s not a big name, but Ahio is the second ranked heavyweight in New Zealand, with Williams ranked third and Parker first. They probably couldn’t sell this as a headliner, but would be great on a Joseph Parker undercard.

5Sam Burgess

Talk about money-spinners? These two could’ve had an NRL rivalry for the ages if SBW had stuck around the 13-man game. They didn’t get to square-up in union either and Burgess is now back at Redfern. So, why not settle the score in the ring?

Surely SBW wants revenge for this hit too (yeah, we know he achieved the ultimate revenge by winning the Premiership later that year, but still, getting steamrolled like this must hurt the pride…).

6Liam Messam

An unlikely fight because they’re great mates, but it would be a brilliant match-up. Messam made his boxing debut in January 2015, but boxes regularly for fitness. They’re both eyeing up spots in the New Zealand Sevens side for the Olympics – maybe they could fight and the winner gets the spot?

7Paul Kent

No secret that there’s no love lost between these two, especially after the News Corp journo’s pretty damning book about Williams was released this year.

It was Kent who broke the story of a possible showdown between Williams and Danny Green, and he’s no stranger to the ring. Kent has extensive boxing knowledge, has fought before and wrote a biography on the great Australian boxing trainer Johnny Lewis.

8Beau Ryan

The former Tigers and Sharks winger and sometimes funny-man Beau Ryan rubbed a few players the wrong way with his impersonations on the Footy Show. SBW apparently is one who didn’t take kindly to it, while Jamie Soward was no fan either.

Although they’re good mates, Paul Gallen once landed one on Ryan’s chin after the banter went too far a few years back.